jan 1, 1770 - Illegitimacy Explosion

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Late marriages and pre-marital sex grew exponentially during the 18th century. As more people became economically unstable, the lack of families grew. It was much cheaper to participate in pre-marital sex than to get married and then have to bare children. If you concived an illegitimate child, you could just leave it at an orphanage rather then care for it,

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